Kazimierz Piotr Schally (English: Casimir Peter Schally;"Andrew Victor Schally 1977" in ''Nobel Laureates in Medicine or Physiology: A Biographical Dictionary.'' Daniel M. Fox, Marcia Meldrum and Ira Rezak, eds. Garland Publishing, 1990. p. 486.
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22 February 1895,

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, Galicia – 12 January 1967,

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) was a Polish army general. He served as Chief of the Cabinet of President

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. His son was the Polish-American endocrinologist

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Military awards

Virtuti Militari The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', ) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was established in 1792 by the last King of Poland Stanislaus II of Poland, ...

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Cross of Independence Cross of Independence () was the second highest Polish military decoration between World Wars I and II. It was awarded to individuals who had fought actively for the independence of Poland, and was released in three classes. History The Cr ...

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(four times) * Cross of Merit (twice) *

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(France)

References

1895 births 1967 deaths People from Nowy Sącz Military personnel of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Polish generals Polish Military Organisation members Lviv Polytechnic alumni Polish legionnaires (World War I) Blue Army (Poland) personnel Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War Polish military personnel of World War II Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Cross of Independence with Swords Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland) Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Officers of the Legion of Honour Polish people of German descent {{Poland-bio-stub